Martin Pring, Ph.D.
Emeritus Associate Professor of Physiology
Department: Physiology
Contact information
B-400 Richards Building
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6085
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6085
Email:
PRING@MSCF.MED.UPENN.EDU
PRING@MSCF.MED.UPENN.EDU
Education:
B.A.
Oxford University, England, 1963.
M.A.
Oxford University, England, 1966.
Ph.D.
Oxford University, England, 1966.
Permanent linkB.A.
Oxford University, England, 1963.
M.A.
Oxford University, England, 1966.
Ph.D.
Oxford University, England, 1966.
Selected Publications
Yang C., Huang M., DeBiasio J., Pring M., Joyce M., Miki H., Takenawa T., Zigmond SH.: Profilin enhances Cdc42-induced nucleation of actin polymerization. Journal of Cell Biology 150(5): 1001-12, Sep 4 2000.Zigmond SH., Joyce M., Yang C., Brown K., Huang M., Pring M.: Mechanism of Cdc42-induced actin polymerization in neutrophil extracts. Journal of Cell Biology 142(4): 1001-12, Aug 24 1998.
Fleischmann BK., Wang YX., Pring M., Kotlikoff MI.: Voltage-dependent calcium currents and cytosolic calcium in equine airway myocytes. Journal of Physiology 492 ( Pt 2): 347-58, Apr 15 1996.
Tardif M., Huang S., Redmond T., Safer D., Pring M., Zigmond SH.: Actin polymerization induced by GTP gamma S in permeabilized neutrophils is induced and maintained by free barbed ends. Journal of Biological Chemistry 270(47): 28075-83, Nov 24 1995.
Weber A., Pennise CR., Pring M.: DNase I increases the rate constant of depolymerization at the pointed (-) end of actin filaments. Biochemistry 33(16): 4780-6, Apr 26 1994.
Weber A., Nachmias VT., Pennise CR., Pring M., Safer D.: Interaction of thymosin beta 4 with muscle and platelet actin: implications for actin sequestration in resting platelets. Biochemistry 31(27): 6179-85, Jul 14 1992.
Pring M., Weber A., Bubb MR.: Profilin-actin complexes directly elongate actin filaments at the barbed end. Biochemistry 31(6): 1827-36, Feb 18 1992.
Weber A., Pring M., Lin SL., Bryan J.: Role of the N- and C-terminal actin-binding domains of gelsolin in barbed filament end capping. Biochemistry 30(38): 9327-34, Sep 24 1991.
Baron CB., Pring M., Coburn RF.: Inositol lipid turnover and compartmentation in canine trachealis smooth muscle. American Journal of Physiology 256(2 Pt 1): C375-83, Feb 1989.
Lesh MD., Pring M., Spear JF.: Cellular uncoupling can unmask dispersion of action potential duration in ventricular myocardium. A computer modeling study. Circulation Research 65(5): 1426-40, Nov 1989.